International Business Law - Study guide

Is able to search and use legal knowledge and justify decisions in relevant business environments
Knows regulations in business environments e.g. local regulatory authorities, European Union and other environments
Is able to recognize ethical norms vs. legally binding conditions in business
Is able to analyse internationally recognized goals, e.g. by EU directives or UN sustainability development goals, and their legal assessment practices in business
Can negotiate, justify and argue with legally binding goals in international business environments
Knows the basics of contract formation
Is able to cooperate in order to form contracts in international business
Can identify different legal business forms and how global companies function as corporates
Is able to analyse business competition dynamics

Can recognize best practices of business management in international environments e.g. on-line business, taxations, administration

Is acquainted with different national procedures of authorities in business (e.g. consumer rights, IPRs)
Is acquainted with different international dispute resolution methods

No previous prerequistions

Using Legal Resources
Hierarchy of Regulations and their Impact to Business
Authorities in International Business Environments and their Decisions
Analyzing internationally recognized goals e.g. EU Business Environment, UN SDGs
Legally Binding Negotiations and Negotiation Styles
Contract Formation in different Legal Cultures
Corporates in international business and how they function
Competition Law dynamics

Knows how to search for legal information needed in business environments
Knows basic business law concepts
Knows basic legal authorities in international business environments
Knows legal regulations and hierarchies
Is able to negotiate in basic negotiation environment

Understands how to relate different business law concepts and their contents in international business environments.
Understands what type of an impact different regulations and decisions of authorities have in international business.
Is able to negotiate in different cultural business environments.
Understands how corporates function.

Is able to use the contents of the course in business operations without difficulty.
This means the capability to apply concepts and negotiate in complex international business environments.
Has acquired theoretical and practical business knowledge of how global corporates function.
Is able to apply different regulations e.g. EU decisions to business cases.

RPL - recognizition of prior learning

The student can show the level of his/her prior learning. This has to be done in the beginning of the course. RPL will be evaluated by the responsible teacher and the criteria of the evaluation is how the student has been able to show that he/she meets the study goals and contents and what is the level of the knowledge.

This course is contact and lessons are held in Pasila.

Since there is no final exam, you can choose any other literature covering basics of international business law. For example, you can use:

Robert W. Emerson: Business Law. 2015. Peterson´s Guides.
August, Ray - Mayer, Don - Bixby, Michael, Pearson: International business law : text, cases and readings. 2013. Pearson Education.

During the course the teacher also provides material in Moodle.

Pasila Campus

There will be no final exam. Since there is no final exam there is no possibility of renewal.

English

16.01.2023 - 19.05.2023

During this course there will be 4 learning assignments that are graded. All learning assignments have to be done in time in order to pass. The timetable and instructions of the assignments will be announced during the first class meeting and Moodle.

02.01.2023 - 13.01.2023

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CONTACT

RPL - recognizition of prior learning

Student can show the level of his/her prior learning. This has to be done in the beginning of the course. RPL will be evaluated by the responsible teacher (Kirsi Ola) and the criteria for the evaluation is how the student has been able to show that s/he meets the study goals and contents and what is the level of knowledge.

Juuli Venkula

15 - 40

All assignments are graded between 1-5.

INTBBA International Business

H-5